Thursday, November 03, 2005

NBC ready for crime-time with Sleuth channel

Andrew Wallenstein

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC Universal is booking a new crime-themed cable channel with Time Warner Cable, the company said Wednesday.

Sleuth is launching January 1 in 5 million homes with a full docket of series and movies from the Universal library acquired in the company's 2004 merger, including "Miami Vice," "The A-Team" and "Scarface." Rumors had been swirling since the merger that NBC Universal was developing a channel in the crime or horror genres.